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Definition: Conversant |
ConversantAdjective1. (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly; "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex machinery"; "he was familiar with those roads". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "conversant" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonyms: ConversantSynonyms: conversant(p) (adj), familiar(p) (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Knowledge | Proficient with, versed with, read with, forward with, strong with, at home in; conversant with, familiar with. |
Skill | Adjective: skillful, dexterous, adroit, expert, apt, handy, quick, deft, ready, gain; slick, smart; (active); proficient, good at, up to, at home in, master of, a good hand at, au fait, thoroughbred, masterly, crack, accomplished; conversant; (knowing). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Conversant |
| English words defined with "conversant": Able seaman ♦ Behind the scenes ♦ Inconversant ♦ Obversant ♦ Special metaphysics ♦ To be at home on any subject ♦ Volapukist. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "conversant": INTERPRETER, DEAF ♦ translator, deaf. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Conversant" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (conversing). |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
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| Author | Quotation |
Edgar Allan Poe | To be thoroughly conversant with a man's heart, is to take our final lesson in the iron-clasped volume of despair. |
Plato | Philosophy is an elegant thing, if anyone modestly meddles with it; but if they are conversant with it more than is becoming, it corrupts them. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | Their ideas are perpetually conversant in lines and figures. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Cote D'ivoire | As a group, they are very receptive to U.S. products and U.S. company representatives and are generally more conversant in English. (references) |
Uk | Although there are few circumstances which mandate the use of a local lawyer, local contracts and agreements should be vetted by a competent law firm, conversant with British and EU Law. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Conversant" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Conversant" is used about 81 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 81 | 36,835 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "conversant": be conversant with smth. ♦ conversant with. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
conversant | 36 |
conversant system | 13 |
communication conversant | 10 |
conversant system for ivr | 10 |
conversant fully logistics she | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "conversant"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i njohur (accredited, acquainted, celebrated, famed, familiar, household, known, noted, notorious, recognized, renowned, sought after), i familiarizuar (familiar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ملم ب. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | компетентен (able, competent, qualified, sciential, versed), осведомен (advised, aware, cognizant, informed, intelligent, privy, wise), отнасящ се (pertinent, relative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 諳練 (proficient, skilled), 精通 (mastery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | obeznámený (acquainted, familiar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | متبحر (Erudite), اگاه (Aware, Cognizant, Conscious, Hep), بصیر (Great, Intuitive, Sage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | perehtymätön (not conversant with, unfamiliar with). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | qui est au courant. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | vertraut (close, companionably, confides, conversantly, familiar, familiarly, intimate, Matey, near, trusts, well known), bekannt (acquainted, aquaint, familiar, famous, known, noted, well known, well-known). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εντριβήσ (proficient, versed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | בקי (adept, erudite, expert, past master, proficient, skilled, versed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | jó viszonyban van valakivel, bizalmas viszonyban lévõ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | mengenal (ken, know, recognize), biasa (accustomed, adjusted, banal, habitual, lay, ordinary, regular, trivial, usual). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | competente (able, competent, experienced, expert, qualified, relevant), versato (skilled, versed), pratico (businesslike, down to earth, experienced, expertly, hard-headed, practical, practiced, practised, serviceable, versed), al corrente (advised). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 精通 (acquaintance, being expert, being versed in, having knowledge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | せいつう (acquaintance, being expert, being versed in, having knowledge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | ullee (operational, prepared, ready, Ulster), oayllagh (accustomed, acquainted, au fait, customary, experienced, familiar, guide, habitual, intimately acquainted, inveterate, knowledgeable, leader, versed, wont). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onversantcay conhecido (acquaintance, acquainted, friend, known, met, notorious, pinup, proverbial, well-known), relacionado (associated, connected, related, relational), proficiente (proficient, skilled), familiarizado. (various references) cunoscãtor în (initiate), competent (able, ably, apt, capable, competent, efficient, fit, proficient, responsible, salted, scholarly, useful), emerit (honoured, skilled), documentat. (various references) осведомленный (advised, aware, familiar, informed, wise), знакомый с чем-л., занимающийся чем-л.. (various references) upućen (informed, initiate, inside), upoznat (acquainted, familiar, informed). (various references) versado en, enterado de (conceited, informed about). (various references) förtrolig (close, confidental, confidential, familiar, intimate), förtrogen (confidant, confidential, familiar, familiar with, intimate). (various references) tanınmış (distinguished, famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, of note, prestigious, reputable, reputed, well known), deneyimli (experienced, practised, wise), bilinen (common, familiar, given, known, proverbial, twice-told), bilen (au fait, cognizant, knowing, recognizant). (various references) обізнаний (acquainted, adept, aware, cognizant, expert, informed, well informed), зайнятий (booked, busy, concerned, engaged, in work, occupied), поінформований (aware, enlightened, familiar, intelligenced). (various references) thân thiết biết, thân mật (amicable, chummy, cordial, friendly, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met, heartily, hearty, intimate, intimately, matey, maty), quen, in, giỏi (adept, consummate, dab, death, famously, nut, versed, well-up), dính dáng tới. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Samuel Chapter 25, Verse 15 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai oi andreV agaqoi hmin sfodra ouk apekwlusan hmaV oude eneteilanto hmin pasaV taV hmeraV aV hmen par' autoiV kai en tw einai hmaV en agrw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Homines isti boni satis fuerunt nobis et non molesti nec quicquam aliquando periit omni tempore quo sumus conversati cum eis in deserto |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | These men weren good ynow `to vs, and not heuy, ne eny thing that eny tyme perishid al the tyme we han dwellid with hem in deseert; |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But these men have been very good to us; they did us no wrong and nothing of ours was touched while we were with them in the fields: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 1 Samuel Chapter 25, Verse 15 |
| Cebuano | Apan ang mga tawo maayo kaayo kanamo, ug wala kami nila hilabti, ni mawad-an kami bisan unsa, sa kadugayon nga kami nagauban diha kanila sa didto kami sa mga kapatagan. |
| Croatian | A ti su ljudi bili vrlo dobri prema nama: nisu nas dirali, ništa nismo izgubili dokle god smo bili u njihovoj blizini kad smo bili u polju. |
| Danish | skønt de Mænd har været meget gode mod os og ikke fornærmet os, og vi har intet mistet, i al den Tid vi færdedes sammen med dem, da vi var ude i Marken. |
| Dutch | Nochtans zijn zij ons zeer goede mannen geweest; en wij hebben geen smaadheid geleden, en wij hebben niets gemist al de dagen, die wij met hen verkeerd hebben, toen wij op het veld waren. |
| Finnish | Ne miehet ovat kuitenkin olleet meille varsin hyviä: he eivät loukanneet meitä, eikä meiltä mitään hävinnyt koko sinä aikana, minkä kuljeskelimme heidän läheisyydessään ollessamme kedolla. |
| French | Et pourtant ces gens ont été très bons pour nous; ils ne nous ont fait aucun outrage, et rien ne nous a été enlevé, tout le temps que nous avons été avec eux lorsque nous étions dans les champs. |
| German | Und sie sind uns doch sehr nützliche Leute gewesen und haben uns nicht verhöhnt, und hat uns nichts gefehlt an der Zahl, solange wir bei ihnen gewandelt haben, wenn wir auf dem Felde waren; |
| Haitian Creole | Men, mesye sa yo te bon pou nou: Yo pa t' janm chache nou kont. Nou pa t' janm pèdi anyen pandan tout tan nou te la ansanm ak yo nan savann lan. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Padahal mereka sangat baik kepada kami. Tidak pernah kami diganggu, dan juga belum pernah kami kehilangan apa pun ketika kami berteman dengan mereka di padang gurun. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka orang-orang itu sudah sangat berguna kepada kami, sehingga tiada kami diusik dan satupun tiada kami kehilangan selamanya segala hari kami beredar-edar serta dengan mereka itu pada masa kami di padang itu. |
| Italian | Veramente questi uomini sono stati molto buoni con noi; non ci hanno molestati e non ci è venuto a mancare niente finché siamo stati con loro, quando eravamo in campagna. |
| Maori | Otiia pai rawa aua tangata ki a matou, kihai hoki i aha ki a matou, kihai ano i ngaro tetahi mea a matou i nga ra katoa i haereere tahi ai matou me ratou, i a matou ra i te parae. |
| Norwegian | Og disse menn har vært meget gode mot oss, og ingen har gjort oss nogen fortred, og vi har ikke mistet noget i all den tid vi ferdedes sammen med dem, når vi var ute på marken. |
| Portuguese | Todavia, aqueles homens têm-nos sido muito bons, e nunca fomos agravados deles, e nada nos desapareceu por todo o tempo em que convivemos com eles quando estávamos no campo. |
| Rumanian | Wi totuw oamenii acewtia au fost foarte buni cu noi; nu ne-au ocqrkt, wi nu ni s`a luat nimic, kn tot timpul ckt am fost cu ei kn ckmp. |
| Russian | Б ЬФЙ МА"Й ПЮЕОШ "П'ТЩ Л ОБН, ОЕ П'ЙЦБМЙ ОБУ, Й ОЙЮЕЗП ОЕ ТП БМП Х ОБУ ЧП ЧУЕ ЧТЕНС, ЛПЗ"Б НЩ ИП"ЙМЙ У ОЙНЙ, 'ЩЧ Ч ПМЕ; |
| Spanish | a pesar de que esos hombres han sido muy buenos con nosotros. Nunca nos han hecho daño, ni nos ha faltado nada mientras hemos andado con ellos cuando estábamos en el campo. |
| Swedish | Dessa män hava likväl varit oss mycket nyttiga; vi hava aldrig lidit något förfång, och aldrig har något kommit bort för oss under hela den tid vi drogo omkring i deras närhet, medan vi voro därute på marken. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Conversant" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: conversa, conversano, conversat, conversate, conversatn, conversent, converson, converstant. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "conversant" (pronounced kunver"sunt) |
| 5 | -er" s u n t | dispersant. |
| 4 | -s u n t | absent, adjacent, adolescent, antidepressant, complacent, complaisant, convalescent, Crescent, decent, depressant, docent, effervescent, evanescent, fluorescent, incandescent, incessant, indecent, innocent, iridescent, lucent, luminescent, magnificent, nascent, obsolescent, preadolescent, quiescent, recent, reminiscent, reticent, suppressant, translucent, tumescent. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complainant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convenient, convent, convergent, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, luxuriant, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-n-n-o-r-s-t-v" | |
-1 letter: covenants. | |
-2 letters: ancestor, centavos, convents, converts, covenant, enactors, overacts, overcast, resonant. | |
-3 letters: ancones, atoners, avocets, canners, canters, cantons, cantors, carnets, cartons, caverns, cavorts, centavo, coarsen, coaster, coaters, connate, conners, consent, contras, convent, convert, corneas, cornets, corvets, coverts, cratons, cravens, enactor, narcose, nascent, natrons, nectars, nonarts, novenas, octanes, octaves, overact, recants, scanner, scanter, senator. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-n-n-o-r-s-t-v" | |
+1 letter: contravenes, covenanters, covenantors. | |
+2 letters: conservation, contraveners, contrivances, conversation. | |
+3 letters: conservations, conversations. | |
+4 letters: conservational, conservatizing, contraventions, conversational, convertaplanes, convertiplanes, revaccinations. | |
+5 letters: conservationist, neoconservatism, neoconservative, nonconservation, nonconservative, noncreativities, nonrelativistic, uncontroversial. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Familiar 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Bible Trace | 13. Derivations 14. Rhymes 15. Anagrams 16. Bibliography |
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